- Powering up a computer is called “bootleg” or “cold boot”
- Restarting a computer is called a “warm boot”
- When you turn off a computer it is called “an orderly exit”
- BIOS (BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM) A FIRMWARE PROGRAM THAT IS
EMBEDDED IN A COMPUTER CHIP
- BIOS IS BETWEEN
- STORES CONFIGURATION IN “REGISTRY”
- USER PROFILE IS LOADED BASED ON WHO LOGS ON, SHOWS SPECIFICS
PREFERENCES FOR WHAT YOU DO
- A STRONG PASSWORD HAS DIFFERENT LETTERS, UPPER/LOWER, NUMBERS,
AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS
- USE PASSPHRASE: MEMORABLE STRONG PASSWORD
- ADMINISTERING APPLICATION SOFTWARE: WHEN ICON IS CLICKED ON
SOFTWARE, IT IS LOADED FROM HARD DRIVE TO THE RAM
- SYSTEM SOFTWARE (OPERATING SOFTWARE): MAKES SURE THE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE WORKS CORRECTLY
- MEMORY MANAGEMENT: OS NEEDS TO CAREFULLY ALLOCATE MEMORY SO
APPLICATION SOFTWARE CAN WORK PROPERLY
- DEVICE DRIVERS (DEVICE PROGRAMS): RESOURCES LIKE PRINTERS AND
KEYBOARDS WORK BECAUSE OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE CALLED DEVICE
DRIVERS (PLUG & PLAY)
COMPUTER ARE BINARY BECAUSE THEY ARE ELECTRIC AND UNDERSTAND MACHINE
LANGUAGE WHICH ARE 1S AND 0S.
HIERARCHY OF FOLDERS, FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE SEARCHABLE:
- FILE NAME
- FILE CREATION DATE
- FILE MODIFICATION DATE
- LOCATION OF THE FILE
- IN SOME CASES, WHO MODIFIED AND CREATED A FILE
- SIZE OF THE FILE
System software
- Loads the operating system (platform)
- Os is the groundwork for all system software
- Controls memory
- Administers input and output
DEFRAGMENTATION DOES NOT MAKE A HARD DRIVE FASTER BUT IT MAKES IT MORE
EFFICIENT
VIRUS WAITS FOR AN EVENT ON A DEVICE (EX: A TIME, A KEYSTROKE)
VIRUSES PROTECT COMMERCE
KNOWLEDGE CHECK 6:
1. RESTARTING A COMP WARM BOOT
2. COMPUTER FIELD IS SAVED: MODIFICATION DATE
3. WINDOW
4. ICON
5. FOLDERS
6. LOGIN
7. REGISTRY
8. ACTIVE WINDOW
9. DESKTOP
10. MAXIMIZE
11. DEFRAGMENTATION
12. BOOTING
13. VIRTUAL MEMORY
14. BIOS
15. COLD BOOT
16. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
17. SYSTEM UPDATES
18. BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
19. PAGES
20. PROFILE
21. RIBBONS
22. SECTORS
23. SWAP FILES
24. OPERATING SYSTEM
25. TRACKS
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